Future Jam Details:

    • Confirm your topic

    • Receive design brief 

    • Choose a team (optional) 

    • Start!

  • Tuesday target: Vision is outlined, trial plan is set, and research is underway

  • Wednesday goal: Vision is sketched/mocked-up (and trialled/shown to trial audiences) and road map is underway 

  • Thursday focus: Complete your vision and roadmap, prepare for pitch in closing session

    • Presentation of preferred futures to participants and the expert panel

    • Vote on top pitches 

    • Next steps: sign up to be showcased in a special issue of Transformative Dialogue

Calendar for November 2025 showing dates from Sunday the 2nd to Saturday the 30th, with specific dates 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th highlighted in teal.

Full Agenda:

Opening Session — November 10 (8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mountain)

8:00 AM – Welcome, Introduction & Land Acknowledgement

8:15 – 8:45 AM
Opening Plenary: Jasmine Palardy, Founder of GoodFuture.co
Talk: “What is the Future and Why Does It Need Us?”

8:45 – 9:15 AM
Keynote Presentation / Provocation: Nicole Newton, Director of Climate and Environment, City of Calgary
Talk: “Calgary the Living Lab: Actioning Bold Futures in a Changing Climate”

9:15 – 9:30 AM / BREAK

9:30 – 11:00 AM
Launch the Future Jam: Teri Balser, Co-Founder of Sustainable Futures Lab & TBTF Host/MC
Session: “Toward Our Preferred Futures”
(Teams will form and work asynchronously throughout the week toward their closing-day pitch presentations.)

Closing Session — November 14 (8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mountain)

8:00 AM – Welcome Back!

8:15 – 10:00 AM
Preferred Futures Pitches & Feedback
Teams present their visions and receive feedback from a panel of professionals and peers.

10:00 – 10:15 AM / BREAK

10:15 – 10:45 AM
Closing Plenary Presentation: Tony Andenoro, Director of Community Engagement & Programming, Florida Atlantic University
Talk: “Leading the Future: How We Go Forward”

10:45 – 11:00 AM
Wrap up: Teri Balser
Next steps and invitations